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The first winner of the UN population award were

A) Ronald reagan and Indira Gandhi B) Indira Gandhi and Qian Xangzhong
C) Qian Xangzhong and Ronald regan D) Yuri andropov and Qian Xangzhong
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indira Gandhi and Qian Xangzhong

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When was World Bank set up?

A) 1944 B) 1945
C) 1947 D) 1948
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1944

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Bose selected the best soldiers from the three existing brigades (named after Gandhi Azad and Nehru)and organised a new brigade which the soldiers themselves called

A) Himalayan Brigade B) Swatantra Bharat Brigade
C) Bhagat Singh Brigade D) Subhas Brigade
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Subhas Brigade

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Q:

A balloon filled with hydrogen will

A) continue going upwards uninterrupted B) reach a particular height and remain floating
C) burst after reaching some height D) reach a particular height and start coming down
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) reach a particular height and remain floating

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It will stop at a height where the weight of the balloon with contents is equal to the weight of air displaced by it, i.e , when the upthrust is equal to the downthrust. The question of bursting will depend on how much difference of pressure inside and outside , the material of the balloon can withstand. It is assumed the balloon is filled with a lighter than air gas like hydrogen or helium.

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Q:

Who Invented Dynamite Explosive Material?

A) Alfred Bernhard Nobel B) Levi Strauss
C) Percy LeBaron Spencer D) Garrett Augustus Morgan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alfred Bernhard Nobel

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Q:

The Panama Canal links____

A) Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea B) Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean
C) Indian Ocean with Mediterranean D) Atlantic Ocean with pacific Ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Atlantic Ocean with pacific Ocean

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The book “The Other One Percent: Indians in America” has been authored by whom?

A) Lionel Messi B) Balaji Vittal
C) Sanjoy Chakravorty D) Joe Harris
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sanjoy Chakravorty

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One light year is approximately equal to

A) 10^12 mts B) 10^16 mts
C) 10^11 mts D) 10^13 mts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10^16 mts

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Light year is the unit of to express astronomical distances, that light can travel in one year. Light moves at a velocity of about 300,000 kilometers (km) each second. So in one year, it can travel about 10 trillion km. More precisely, one light-year is equal to 9,500,000,000,000 kilometers.

 

Approximately, 1 light year = 10^16 mts.

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